Tag: urban fantasy

Review: Battle Bond by Lindsay Buroker

Review: Battle Bond by Lindsay Buroker

Battle Bond (Death Before Dragons #2) by Lindsay Buroker narrated by Vivienne Leheny My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: If you think having one dragon around messes up your life, imagine what it’s like when a second one shows up. I’m Val Thorvald, assassin of magical bad guys and tenuous ally to the dragon lord Zav. He still calls me a mongrel and thinks I’m a criminal, but he healed my wounds after we fought those dark elves together. That’s progress, right? Maybe one day, he’ll deign to use my name. […]

Posted May 24, 2022 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Copper Mage by Dorothy Dreyer

Review: Copper Mage by Dorothy Dreyer

Copper Mage (Empire of the Lotus #2) by Dorothy Dreyer My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF and MM (there are multiple pov characters) Blurb: Arcane daggers. Mysterious Scrolls. A vengeful dark god determined to end the world. The soldiers of the shadow army are on the rise. The ancient deity Kashmeru has the Lotus empress under his control. It’s up to the elite mages of the Empire of the Lotus to put an end to the dark god’s course of death and destruction. But mage powers have been outlawed, and not all […]

Posted May 13, 2022 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 0 Comments

Review: The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by Annette Marie

Review: The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by Annette Marie

The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow (The Guild Codex: Unveiled #3) by Annette Marie My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: I’m learning to embrace who and what I am, but there’s one thing I can’t face: the night Zak betrayed me. But even with the mysteries of our shared past hanging between us, I can’t turn Zak away when he asks for my help. Powerful fae are going missing, and when he tried to investigate, Lallakai vanished too. Now he wants me to venture with him into the territory of the Shadow […]

Posted May 9, 2022 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Twisted Pretty Things by Ariana Nash

Review: Twisted Pretty Things by Ariana Nash

Twisted Pretty Things (Shadows of London #1) By Ariana Nash Narrated by Cornell Collins My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: Something wicked is moving in the shadows of London… In the underground world of glitzy illegal auctions, fast cars, and stolen magical artifacts, John “Dom” Domenici knows he’s out of his depth. But he needs the job at Kempthorne & Co like he needs to breathe. The alternative—going back to the organized crime gangs of London’s East End—is unthinkable. So when Alexander Kempthorne, boss of Kempthorne & Co Artifact Retrieval Agency, […]

Posted April 28, 2022 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Witches and Stitches by Laura Greenwood and Arizona Tape

Review: Witches and Stitches by Laura Greenwood and Arizona Tape

Witches and Stitches (Amethyst’s Wand Shop Mysteries #2) by Laura Greenwood and Arizona Tape My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Now a formal consultant for the PPD, witch and wand maker, Amethyst, finds herself involved with a case like no other when Detective Ambrose asks for her help once again. When a corpse made of multiple bodies turns up, it will take everything the Paranormal Police Department have to catch the killer before he strikes again. As they race against the clock to solve the crime, Amethyst meets new team members […]

Posted March 17, 2022 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Sinister Magic by Lindsay Buroker

Review: Sinister Magic by Lindsay Buroker

Sinister Magic (Death Before Dragons #1) by Lindsay Buroker narrated by Vivienne Leheny My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: I’m Val Thorvald, and I’m an assassin. When magical bad guys hurt people, I take care of them. Permanently. This doesn’t make me popular with the rest of the magical community—as you can tell from the numerous break-ins and assassination attempts I’ve endured over the years. But thanks to my half-elven blood, a powerful sword named Chopper, and a telepathic tiger with an attitude, I’ve always been able to handle my problems […]

Posted March 9, 2022 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Love, Lies and Hocus Pocus: Kindred by Lydia Sherrer

Review: Love, Lies and Hocus Pocus: Kindred by Lydia Sherrer

Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Kindred (The Lily Singer Adventures #7) by Lydia Sherrer My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Bound by blood, duty, and magic. Which will win? Lily Singer’s allies and family are determined to hold John Faust accountable for his actions, but doing so may create more problems than it solves. From political intrigue to international alliances, Lily, Sebastian, and Sir Kipling must venture out into the larger wizard community and survive the first Wizard Convocation held in almost a century. And they can’t just survive, they must […]

Posted January 27, 2022 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments